436-380 Mechatronics Design and Laboratory 3A

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Upon completion of the subject students will have:

• gained an appreciation of methods for synthesising solutions to open-ended design problems at an intermediate level of complexity in mechatronics;

• a deep understanding of the concepts and methods of designing for system and component integrity under conditions of fatigue and wear;

• a deep understanding of information-based techniques for the management of engineering design;

• obtained further laboratory-based experience related to studies in electronics.

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General concepts: function, integrity, value, quality, efficient use of resources in the synthesis of characteristics of fatigue fracture, 2-D and 3-D stress conditions, cumulative damage hypothesis, Weibull distribution. Design for wear: surface phenomena and tribology in design, application to bearings and seals. Management of the design process: initial appreciation, information flows and networks, characteristics of manufacturing processes affecting product design.

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